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Brogdon v. Louisiana

471 U.S. 1111 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1985-05-13 Docket No. 84-6033; No. 84-6284; No. 84-6326; No. 84-6408; No. 84-6413; No. 84-6486; No. 84-6490; No. 84-6526 English

Decision Majority · Dissent — Brennan J.

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p. 1111
No. 84-6033.
No. 84-6284.
No. 84-6326.
No. 84-6408.
No. 84-6413.
No. 84-6486.
No. 84-6490.
No. 84-6526.
Brogdon v. Louisiana. Fairchild v. Arkansas. Hall v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections. Singleton v. South Carolina. Stano v. Florida. Washington v. Virginia. Dutton v. Oklahoma. Carriger v. Arizona.

Sup. Ct. La.;

Sup. Ct. Ark.;

C. A. 11th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. S. C.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. Va.;

Ct. Crim. App. Okla.; and

Sup. Ct. Ariz. Cer-tiorari denied. Reported below: No. 84-6033, 457 So. 2d 616 ; No. 84-6284, 284 Ark. 289 , 681 S. W. 2d 380 ; No. 84-6326, 733 F. 2d 766 ; No. 84-6408, 284 S. C. 388 , 326 S. E. 2d 153 ; No. 84-6413, 460 So. 2d 890 ; No. 84-6486, 228 Va. 535 , 323 S. E. 2d 577 ; No. 84-6526, 143 Ariz. 142 , 692 P. 2d 991 .

dissenting.

Adhering to our views that the death penalty is in all circumstances cruel and unusual punishment prohibited by the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U. S. 153 , 227, 231 (1976), we would grant certiorari and vacate the death sentences in these cases.

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